In my quest to find an everyday beer that doesn't break the bank or induce dry heaves at the sight of it, I tried Third Shift Amber Lager which is made by Coors. I think it's a decent beer for the money, compares with Yeungling (which I can't get up here). Lacks some depth with the taste, but for the price I think I'll add it to the list.

pfim wrote:In my quest to find an everyday beer that doesn't break the bank or induce dry heaves at the sight of it, I tried Third Shift Amber Lager which is made by Coors. I think it's a decent beer for the money, compares with Yeungling (which I can't get up here). Lacks some depth with the taste, but for the price I think I'll add it to the list.

What's your budget? I would be tempted to go with Anchor Steam under those circumstances, but I dunno if ~$30 a case is too steep.

Save on Beer had a case of La Fin Du Monde for only $64. I just wonder how it tastes out of a 12 oz bottle. It is one of my favorite beers, but if its a little bit off in a particular direction it can taste a little too girly (like Leiny Sunset Wheat with a hefty ABV).

I know nothing about beers. I can drink anything. "Good beer" to me is as simple as like a Dos Equis, Guinness, New Castle. My three favorite beers. I have no problem drinking the Beast, Coors, whatever you think isn't good. The only beer I really can't drink is Blue Moon or any beer that might automatically be serviced with an orange in it. They're awful.

I was just helping him out....I don't think Idoit is going to dig through bottle shops searching for a Hefeweizen he likes, but when having conversations about beer, he can definitely make a claim about his preferences. for instance, someone asks Idoit what he wants to drink, he can be like, "well anything really except a wheat, I don't really care for them".

Troy Loney wrote:I was just helping him out....I don't think Idoit is going to dig through bottle shops searching for a Hefeweizen he likes, but when having conversations about beer, he can definitely make a claim about his preferences. for instance, someone asks Idoit what he wants to drink, he can be like, "well anything really except a wheat, I don't really care for them".

That is helpful, because I know nothing about beers haha, and I know that what I like is pretty broad. I could list off 20 beers that I like and not be able to tell you which ones are "related". Its probably safe for me to say I don't like wheat beers.

Yeah, I was that way too. Figuring out what beers I liked had in common was actually what started to get me really into beer. I am pretty good with styles and ingredients now, but I still need to be better educated about the brewing process so that I can factor that in when trying to compile my list of things that I want to try.

Kraftster wrote:Yeah, I was that way too. Figuring out what beers I liked had in common was actually what started to get me really into beer. I am pretty good with styles and ingredients now, but I still need to be better educated about the brewing process so that I can factor that in when trying to compile my list of things that I want to try.

You should check out Copper Kettle sometime. I don't know if you have home brewing aspirations at any point in your life....I don't have any interest in procuring the necessary equipment, so I think that if I ever get the urge to brew beer, i'll just do it with them.

pfim wrote:In my quest to find an everyday beer that doesn't break the bank or induce dry heaves at the sight of it, I tried Third Shift Amber Lager which is made by Coors. I think it's a decent beer for the money, compares with Yeungling (which I can't get up here). Lacks some depth with the taste, but for the price I think I'll add it to the list.

What's your budget? I would be tempted to go with Anchor Steam under those circumstances, but I dunno if ~$30 a case is too steep.

$12-14 for a 12 pack, so not Bud Light but sitting right below a lot of the decent micro-brews.

I could afford $30/case, but hard to find cases of decent stuff up here and really, as much as I love beer, I'd rather be spending my money on other things.

Eismann wrote:I'm in Vancouver for a few days (also a city swept in the playoffs).

Any suggestions for local beers?

People here mentioned Granville Island.

Tried a few styles of Granville Island. The Pale and IPA tasted similar, not bad. Lager was OK. Had a small batch dark ale at the brewery which had too much hops fighting the otherwise decent chocolate and coffee tones.